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Falstaff : opera in three acts

Title
Falstaff : radio broadcast, 1972-04-01 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boïto.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 42486 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LTCM 49 (F) [Notes]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Gobbi, Tito.
  • Tebaldi, Renata.
  • Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  • Alva, Luigi.
  • Paskalis, Kostas.
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Grillo, Joann.
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Best, Richard, 1935-
  • Calitri, Rae.
  • Powell, Thomas, 1919-
  • Dohnányi, Christoph von.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-2001.
  • Masiello, Alberta.
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-2001.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (in 1 container) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 1, 1972\720401\]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Compact disc.
  • Durations: 2:05:34 (opera) ; 1:11:45 (synopses and features).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file under classmark: *LTCM 49 (F).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 1, 1972.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera ;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky gives a musical and dramatic analysis of Falstaff ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Alberta Masiello, Osie Hawkins, Paul Hume, and Robert Lawrence) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 42486
OCLC
31796574
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Falstaff : radio broadcast, 1972-04-01 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boïto.
Playing Time
020534 011145
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 1, 1972\720401\]
Performer
Tito Gobbi (Sir John Falstaff) ; Renata Tebaldi (Mrs. Alice Ford) ; Regina Resnik (Mrs. Quickly) ; Luigi Alva (Fenton) ; Kostas Paskalis (Ford) ; Roberta Peters (Nannetta) ; Joann Grillo (Mrs. Meg Page) ; Paul Franke (Dr. Cajus) ; Andrea Velis (Bardolfo) ; Richard Best (Pistola) ; Rae Calitri (mistress of the inn) ; Thomas Powell (innkeeper) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Chrostoph von Dohnanyi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 36, no. 19 (Apr. 1, 1972).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 1, 1972.
Original Version
Cassette tape copy re-recorded at NYPL, May, 1984, from borrowed copies (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) of the original recording, on file under classmark: *LTCM 49 (F).
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Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Gobbi, Tito. Performer
Tebaldi, Renata. Performer
Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer
Alva, Luigi. Performer
Paskalis, Kostas. Performer
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
Grillo, Joann. Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
Calitri, Rae. Performer
Powell, Thomas, 1919- Performer
Dohnányi, Christoph von. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911-2001. Commentator
Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
Hawkins, Osie. Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915-2001. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 42486
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